Railroad-signal.



PATENTED AUG. 20,1907. F. M. GOLLORD, J. c. ROHE &. L. D. GASS.

RAILROAD SIGNAL. APPLIoATI'oN FILED DBO. a1. 1906.

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No; 863,784. PATENTED AUG. 20. 1907. F. M. OOLLORD, J. 0. RQHE & L. 13.7 GASS. RAILROAD SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED 1330.31. 1906.

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RAILROAD SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.31.1906.

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No. 863,784.. PATBNTED AUG. 20, 1907.

F. M. GOLLORD, J. G. ROHE & L. D. GASS.

RAILROAD SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 31. 1906.

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PATENT-ED AUG. 20, 1907 P. M. OOLLORD, J. 0. ROHE & L. D. GASS.

RAILROAD SIGNAL. APPLICATION nun mo. a1.' 1906.

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RAILROAD-SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Estented Aug. 20, 1907.

Application tiled December 31,1906. Serial No. 350,151.

ing attention to, or indicating that fact inandibly as by designating the sanie upon suitable means operated synchronously with giving the audible signal and from nioaus .wtuatcd by such audible signal; also to provide for settiug the signal-actuating means in event of the inzulvertent partial opening by an engine, for instance, of the switch; also to insure with certainty the setting signal-actuating means; and to provide for carrying out these objects in a simple, expeditious and effective inannri-r. Said inventionv consists of certain features or instrunientalities substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and particularly pointed out by the claims.

in the acconipa ying drawing illustrating the pre- {erred embodiment oi our invention- Figure 1 is aside elevation of the invention giving a general view thereof, partly in section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed side 30 view of the inaudible indicator. together with the airpressure valve actuating rue-ans and certain ad junctive parts, also the danger signal or open-switch actuating shoe. Fig. 3 is a like broken view of the. inaudible indicator with the means for directly actuating the same- Fig. 4 is a broken perspective view of the same together with the open-switch, derail, or dangersignal annuuciator. Fig. 5 is a broken plan view disclosing more especially the open-switch, derail, ordangersignal actuating shoe or trip and its switch-connection, also stationdndicator actuating shoe or trip. Fig. 6 is a broken detailed view, partially in section and partially in elevation, oi the switch-rail connection for the danger, derailor open-switch signal operating shoe or trip. Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan view in detail of the trip-connection bet-Ween the switch-rail and-the danger or optn-switeh actuating shoe or trip, and Fig. 8 is a. side view, and Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal section of theatres. 10 is perspective of a portable shoe ir for flagging purposes. Fig. 11 is a detailed Fig. 12 is an enlarged detailed side neatly in section, showing were fully the ing for the shoe actuated wheel which oi'the'signal-operating pistons. 13 view, and partly sectional View of the toe danger signal. Fig. 1 1 r. plan view, showing more especially the pressure supply pipe connection between the pistoncylinders of the danger-signal and indicator actuating means. Fig. 15 is a detailed side view of one of the cylinder pistons. l ig. 16 is a vertical section of the inaudible indicator.

in the disclosure of our invention, we suitably locate and secure in position upon a car, operated by a mo tive fluid, electricity or otherwise, at the forward or controller end thereof, or in an engine cab, the various parts as disclosed by the upper portion of Fig. 1; the parts in the extreme lower portion thereof being suitably secured in position at an ligible point upon the car or engine truck, within a suitable distance from the surface, and wherein l and 2 are two cylinders preferably yoked together as at ior otherwise, this being merely a detail incident to the assen'ibling of said cylinders for the uses of our invention. Within each of these cylinders is arranged a piston 4 whose diameter, however, is lcss than that of the inner cross-section of the cylinder, although suitably applied to the piston, above it are packing rings 5, of course, as indicated, .iilling the; cylinder in transverse section. The less dianietered piston provides for a certain amount of' surrounding space for the reception of air pressure or other pressure fluid as in delivering force or pressure upon the piston in returning itto its depressed or original position alter having been elevated as presently more fully disclosed. g

A roll or wheel (5 is hung or suspended below each cylinder from :1. preferably broad flat spring 7 having one end suitably secured and adapted to be coiled around a stud or pin 89 of the cylinder supporting casting and having a horizontal portion suitably supported in position for supporting each wheel or roll 6 and adapted to return said roll or wheel to its normal or original position after having been elevated by the shoe or trip 8, two trips or shoes 8, 88 being suitably arranged alongside of the track one for each roll or wheel, which will be further described later on.

An indicator 9 suitably equipped with a tape or ribbon 10 having indicia thereon, such as railroad stations, crossings, water-tanks, block-signals, or any other information it may be desired to impart to the .notorrnan or engineer, is suitably supported in position convenientlyto the latter. The tapoor ribbon 10 is coiled ,or wound in opposite directions upon two rolls 11 suit-' ably journaled in the indicator casing or housing. One of said rolls is hollow and has arranged therein a spring suitably adapted to deliver its tension upon said roll as thetape or ribbon is unwound therefrom in order to provide ior the reverse action of the roll when the ribhon has been unwound from thesame, and is to be reavennd thereon. Therecoil action of said spring effects the rewinding of the tape at the stated intervals by the action of the signal-actuating mechanism when the car has reached its destination and is performing its provided with a suitable knob or finger-piece for its convenient manipulation by hand, it being automatically held in engagement with said disk at its toothed end bva spring l3 arranged in said housing adapted to deliver its pressure upon said pawlv A link or arm 1.6, suitably pivoted for convenience upon a projecting portion 17 of the shaitoi one of the 15 rtape-earrying rolls, carries the detont or pawl 13 ior effecting the engagement of the latter with the disk said link or arm being connected to a rod 18 equipped with a suitably packed piston 19 arranged in a cylinder or casing 20, Said piston is subjected to the tension of a spring 21 coiled around said rod 18 and also inclosed Within the casing 20, for effecting the release of the detent alter the link, with the detent, has made its for-- word movement. To the lower end of the cylinder or casing 20 is connected a pipe 21 connecting with the cylinder 1, from which it receives air-pressure or like force for delivery to said casing or cylinder 20 for actuating, through said piston and sdjunctive parts, said detent, as when the trip 8 actuatcs the signal-operating wheel 6. The air-pressure at this juncture passes into the cylinder 1 via the air supply pipe 22 leading to the air supply reservoir (not shown) for delivery to the piston 4 and thence into pipe 21. A whistle 23, snitably applied to the pipe 21 serves as an audible signal when the aforesaid action of parts takes place, as will be reddily appreciated. A second pipe ill connecting with the cylinder 2 in like manner equipped as the cyl inder 1 as relates to a piston, &c., also connects with a.

cyli ndcr 25 provided in like manner as cylinder 20 with a piston carrying, by means preferably of an angular arm 26, an annunciator 27, being preferably a metalplute having noted thereon any word or symbol suggestive of extreme precaution or danger, the cylinder iheing arninged in connection with the open switch, derail, or flagging shoe or trip 8. Also connected with the pipe 24 is a whistle or audible signal 28 which serves as an additional Warning to the motorlnnn or engineer of approach to an open-switch or other danger point. A piston-equipped cylinder 29 is also applied to the pipe 24, whose piston A is subjected to the tension of a spring 30, the purpose of which will be apparent later. Also a pipe 31 leading to the high pressure air reservoir (not shown) is equipped with a. valve 32, having its handle 33 connected by a rod or link 34 with the spring-cushioned piston A arranged in the cylinder 29 for the retention initially or normally closed. Said pipe Bl has a valveequipped arm or branch 34 leading to the brake-cylinder for'applying the brakes simultaneously with the applying oi the danger signal. A still further pipe 35 having connection with the pipe 31 and cylinder 1 and provided with a nimnmlly-aetuated valve 36 provides for delivering air-pressure by suitably operating said valve, to the upper end of the cylinder, said pipe also having a brunch pipe connection 3'7 with the cylinder 2 [or a like purpose in connection with the latter.

hein suitabl" held in pin (2 or the air-cut off valve 32' ass st i The shoe 8 before referred to, suitably pivoted in. pi sition, rests at its free end upon an arm 38 pivoted to and between the members of a stud 39 fixed to a l, plate 40 suitslbly secured to the rail-ties. 'lo said pr 1- oted arm is connected by a link ll the upward curved or bent end of a; piston rod 4-2, whose piston 43 is spring seated within a cylinder 44 suitably secured in place upon the plate 40. Said piston adapted to ert pressure upon. a series or number oi preferably steel balls 45 upon which is superposed, within. 5 pipe-extension 46 of thecylindcr 44-, an upright'piston 47 arranged r immediately under, and adopted to engage the lmver surface of the shoe or trip 8,

by a brace -19. The spring acting upon the pi n 43 normally under tension so that it will deliver pressure upon the letter when the switch is ld'll'OlVTl to open pos .ion, will more fully appear later on.

To the switch and point 50 suitably connected, preferably by of mit-cqui *d hooked. bolt 51 pa through a slot 52 oi th Ml cnt main-t c l: r": l hooking into an aperture ed in one end 55 for effecting the switch-rail point. The

has pivoted to it near its other end, a spring-pressed latch or dog 6 ov'crlninging s lorwz'ird extension 57 of said slide or her and upon which its beak-end rests.

i of bin lde or bar aperture of a D-shaped bar or crossr l 59 having and guide-1i wi lower edges of parallel up I, plates M of a box casting i2 suitably secured .1 pl.2i(-e,

A disk or pulley (i3, suitably journnlcd in position, is provided with a rm iii and to said err-tr is connected, 0 v chain or cable said slide or bar 59,

said arm or leier having; suitable corn-motion, by a wire or cable in; or oiherw with the bent-upward portion of the 1 ,-l()lL- Ukl l2 oi the piston 44. I

A corn or trip 67 is slidaibly supported in position in a vertical slot in one of the plates ill and hss'double recurved faces or surfaces for migngerncnt with a lateral stud 69 of the latch 56 arran ed for contact with the lat; ter, said cam being held agui s one of the plates 6i by a nut-equipped stud 70 thereof extending through the slot 68.

It will he noted that, should the switch be left or thrown open, as by an oppo itely moving engine or otherwise, the hook. or latch 06 will, with the movement of the in incoiate parts connected to the switch, be deflected or luted over and past the can: (57, and thus provide for the disengagement or lease of said latch ruin the bar or cross-bend l'i ntly' the springpiston 44 will be thrust, by the action of its spring, for Ward, throwing the upright piston 47 upwardly into contact with, and elevating or setting the slide or trip 8. Of course the intermediate balls 45, forming practically s flexible joint willrcadily conform to the aforesaid iii -31 ire 1d pi poezrtensioo do in slots 60 in the l action of parts, rolling upward along the elbow-like por- It will he i'uz'l'l'zer ohservcd that, in the severa ment of the parts as takes place in closing the switch, the latch 56, being in depressed position, will lift, and readily pass under the freely slidable cam 69, after which the latter will automatically drop to its former position, again allowing the piston 44 to be put under the stress or-tension of its spring for like action'of the parts as first described.

It is further noted that, in event of an engine passing from the main track to the siding and deflecting or spreading the points of the switch-rails, which would its tension or pressure to elevate the piston 47 and set the shoe or trip 8 for actuating the signal upon an approaching engine, as aforesaid.

The shoe or trip 88 is stationary or not actuated as the shoe or trip 8, only being principally used for actuating a station or like indicator signal, although also adapted for sending in an audible OI WlIlStlG signal as above made apparent.

A portable trip or shoe 71, suitably adapted for being placed at any required point along the railroadtraek, as for flagging a train, is provided with spring presscd or adjustable jaw or cleat-like-equipped bars 72, 73 effective for clamping, or application to a rail 0 the railroad-track, as clearly disclosed by Fig. 10.

We claim- 1. A dcvice of the character described, comprising a piston. wiih its cylinder provided with air-pressure supply moons, means for initially actuating said piston, an audible signal and an indic: or, means effective for sinluita ncously delivering air-prcssure from said cylinder to said audible signal and said indicator, valve-equipped means for dclivcring air-pressure into said cylinder for efiecting the return stroke of ils piston,. for cutting off the air-pres surc supply in arresting the sounding of the signal.

24 A dovico ol. the clmrncter described, comprising a pis ion, with its cylindcr provided with air-pressure supply moons, muons lor initially :iciuuting said piston, an audiblc siu'nul and an indicator, menus effective for Slmliltik ncous'ly delivering air-pressure from said cylinder to said nudiblc signal and said indicator, valve-equipped means lor delivering :iir-prcssnro for effecting the rcturn-stroln of said piston, and menus for automatically controlling the oponing of lbc valve of said valve equipped means.

I. A dcvicc ol the character described, comprising a piston. \viih its cylinder providcd with air-pressure supply means, menus for initiully uctuniing said piston, an audiblc signal and an lnilicnlor, mcnus effective for automaticnlly delivering Mir-pressure from said cylinder to said oudiblc signnl and said indicator, rulvc-ouuippcd means for dclivcring uir-pr ssurc l'or cllcciing the retin'n-slroke of said piston, moons for automatically delivering airprcssure lo, and for opening ihc. vnlvo of tho .-loresnid VlllVlP llllllIllli lucuns, \uid menus lor opening said valve being iisol!- uuloinnticully controlled and arranged in con nocliou with the uir-prcs'sure delivery menus for said signal and indicator.

4. A dcvicc ol' ihc character described, comprising a numbcr of pistons, one of their cylinders having direcl. connccliou irilh :lil' pr ss'urc supply moons and the other cylinder conncclcil lo lhc :il'orcsnid cylinder for ils nirprcssurc supply. moons l'or initinlly :lctu-utin g eilhcr of sold pistons. n number ol nudiblc signals and indicato s, nun-ms cil'cctivo lor uuloniuiicully delivering nirprcssurc from snid pisloncyliinlors to said uudiblc signals and indiculo vnlvo-oquippwl incnns for delivering :lil'dllCSHlll'Q lor cllcciing tho rclurn-sll'oltu ol' ollhcr of said pistons ior urrcsiing lb: sounding of the signal.

s. A device of the character described, comprising a number or pisions, one of their cylinders having (lircci connection with air-pressure supply means and the other cylinder connected with the ulouosiild cylinder for its uirpressure supply, means for initially nctuniing either ot' said pistons, u number of audible signuls and indicators, means eil'ective for automatically delivering air-pressure inaudible signals and indicators, vulvcrcquipped means for delivering nirpressure for effecting the return-stroke of either. of said pistons for arresting the sounding of the signal, and means for automatically controlling the opening of the valve of said valve-equipped means from the airpressure delivery means to said signals and indicators.

G A device of the character described, comprising a piston, air-pressure supplying means for the cylinder 01 said piston, a danger signal embracing a piston carrying an annuncintor, air-pressure meuns delivering from said cylinder into the cylinder of the latter, means for producing an audible signal connecting with said air-pressure delivering means, a roll or wheel equipped to lift the first-referred to piston and having arranged in connection there with a coiled spring by the recoil-action of which said wheel or roll is automatically returned to its initial positlon.

7. A device of the character described, comprising a pis ton with its cylinder provided with air-pressure supply means, an audible signal, means'for delivering air-pressure from said cylinder to said audible signal, valve-equipped means receiving air-pressure, for delivery into the upper end of said cylinder and additional valve-equipped means for automatically controlling the first-noted valve-equipped means, means for operating said piston and means for notuaiing said piston operating means.

8. A device of the character described, comprising a piston with its cylinder provided with air-pressure supplying menus, a signal having airpressure supply connection with said cylinder, means for operating said piston, a pivoted shoe or trip having connection with a switch, and means for elevating suid shoe or trip when the switch is in open position.

9. A device of the character described, comprising means operated by air or like pressure, means for operating a signal from said airpressure operated means, a pivoted shoe or trip for actuating said air-pressure operated means and means effecting connection between said shoe or trip and a switch embracing a sliding, crossdiead, a pivoted hitch or dog cnguged.\vil:l1 said cross-head and a cam eficctive to trip or disengage suid latch or dog from said cross-head in o ening the switch. I

10. Adevice of the character described, comprising an airpressure operated piston, n signaling .contrivance, menus for delivering air pressure from the cylinder of said piston lo s :iling contrivunces, means for lifting said pis ton into elevated position, means for lifting suid pistoir actuating lllliillS, embracing a pivoted shoe and means of connectlon between said shoe :lud a switch, including moans udaptcd to rclcusc a spring-pressed piston engaging said shoe in opening the switch.

ii. A device of the character described, comprising a piston with its cylinder provided with air-pressure supply means, means for initially actuating said piston, suid piston being of dillcrcnt diameters ouc commensurate with that of the interior of its cylinder, and the other of less di- :unclcr, a signaling contrlvunce nctunlcd from an autoniuiicully (lcprc l|(. piston, and :in air-pressure conduct ing pipe ('onlllcllng said piston-cyliiulers for-the delivery of uir-prcssurc to the :nitonl.-ilically dcpressible piston for displaying the signal, and air-pressure delivery means connocling with the cylinder containing the piston of different diumelcrs.

12. A ruilwuy signal comprising a number of pistons, with their cylinders, nil-pressure supply means for said cylinders, a signal-displaying contrlvuncc and an indi- Culor both operated from tons, means for iniiinlly uctuntiug the first referred to pistons, air-pressure delivery pipes leading from the cylinders ol .suid lirsircl'crred pistons and delivering into the cylinder containing said uutonnitically dcprcssible pistons and vulvc-cuuippcd air-pressure delivery means for oll'ecling the return-stroke of each of sold first-referred to piflunlonuitlcully dopressible plstons, and means for controlling the action of the valve of said valve-equipped means.

13. A device of the character-described, comprising 11 signaling contrivance carried upon a. car or engine and switch-actuated mechanism, including a pivoted shoe or trip arranged alongside of the track, a piston eii'iective for engagement with said shoe, a cylinder or tube containing a. number of spheres or balls assembled in said tube or cylinder and supporting said piston in projected position, and means also arranged in said tube or cylinder for the delivery of the opening action of said switch-actuated mechanism upon said balls 01 spheres. 14. A device of the character described, comprising a signaling contrivnnce carried upon a car on engine and switch-actuated mechanism, including a pivoted shoe or trip arranged alongside of the track, a piston eifective for seamsengagement with said shoe, :1 cylinder or tube containing .8 series of balls or spheresnssem'nled in said tubes and supporting said piston in projected position, a second piston engaging the opposite end ofsnid ball-series and having applied to its rod n spring delivering its stress or tenslon upon the latter piston, and an upstanding lever connected to the otherwise free end of said trip or shoe, and connecting means between said rod and said lever,

vin testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures, in presenee of two witnesses.

FRANK M. COLLOR'D. JOSEPH C. ROHE. LEVIN I). GASS. Witnesses:

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